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 Coleman WeatherMaster 6 7 8 9 10 Person Large Screened Tent Family Cabin Camping  US $208.84
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 Peaktop Outdoor 10 12 Person Man Camping Tent Tunnel Family Group Tent 21 Room US $197.99
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 Used Coleman Six 6 Person Naugatuck Family Tent 13 x7 Hinged Door US $73.00
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 Wenzel Camping 4 5 Person 2 Room Dome Family Tent Doors Window Curtain NEW US $74.95
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 Coleman Montana 6 Tent US $99.00
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 Peaktop Outdoor 8 10 Person Man Camping Tent XX Tunnel Family Tent 21 Room US $157.99
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 8 10 Man Person 21Room Tunnel Camping Family Group Tent 3 season Free Carry Bag US $143.99
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 Huge 8 12 Person ROCKPORT 4 ROOM LARGE FAMILY CAMPING TENT NEW US $127.50
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 Icarus 27 X 22 x 7 9 15 Person X Large Camping Tent Villa w Bonus Guides US $249.00
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 Northwest Territory Family Cabin Dome Tent US $100.00
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 Coleman 6 8 9 10 Man 3 Room Huge Tent Six Ten Person The Best For Family Camping US $208.84
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 Northwest Territory Blue Ridge Bay 12 Person 3 Room Tent w Screen Porch 15 x 15 US $152.50
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 Northwest Territory 12 Man Blue Ridge Bay NEW NEVER PUT TOGETHER US $132.50
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 Peaktop 31 Rooms 8 10 Man XX Large Family Group Camping Tent 3 Season US $184.99
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 Capricorn 23 X 10 x 7 8 Person X Large Family Camping Tent w Bonus Guides US $249.00
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 The North Face Foundation 6 Tent 6 Person with Footprint Used Great Condition US $152.50
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 NEW Coleman Instant 8 Person Two Room Tent Fully Taped Seems 14 by 10 Foot US $227.69
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 8 10 Person Family Large Tent Outdoor Camping Fiberglass 210T PU3000 OrangeGray US $139.99
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 Ozark Trail 10 Person 3 Room Family Tent With Carrying Bag GREAT DEAL US $149.99
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 NEW 5 Person camping Tent w Rain Cover 10x10x65 Beach Hiking Summer Bike US $71.95
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 NEW COMFY 5 Person camping Tent w Rain Cover 10x10x78 Hiking Motor Cycle US $83.79
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 Peaktop 31 rooms9 12 Man Person Family Group Camping Tent Outdoor 3 season US $141.99
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 New outdoor 3 Season 8 10 Person 31 Room XX Large Family Group Camping Tent US $169.99
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 Oberon 26 X 22 x 7 9 15 Person X Large Camping Tent Villa w Bonuses US $269.00
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 Magellan Outdoors Congaree II 8 Person Family Dome Tent US $.99
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 Tahoe Gear Zion 8 Person Family Tent with Screen Porch US $240.95
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 Tahoe Gear Prescott 10 Person 3 Season Family Cabin Tent US $164.95
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 Huge 10 15 Person LEXINGTON 4 ROOM LARGE FAMILY CAMPING TENT US $103.50
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 Wenzel 36415 Cedar Lake 8 Person Family Tent Camping US $173.95
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 AXIS 10 X 10 x 9 4 Person Camping Screen Tent w Bonus Guides US $189.00
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 Tahoe Gear Coronado 12 Person Dome 3 Season Family Cabin Tent US $164.95
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 Peaktop 31 rooms 9 12 Man Person Family Group Camping Tent Outdoor US $129.99
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 Huge Exclusive Large Family Camping Tent The Bostonian 12 15 Person 23X13 US $224.99
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 Osiris 21 x 8 x 6 Huge 12 Person Man Family Camping Tent Free Gifts US $219.00
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 Wenzel Pine Ridge 10 by 8 Foot Four to Five Person 2 Room Dome Tent Camping US $105.95
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 Peaktop 31 Rooms 8 10 Man XX Large Family Group Camping Tent US $170.99
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 camping tents US $24.99
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 TENT 10 PERSON 2 ROOMS 3 SEASONS HUGE WINDOWS FOR VENTILATION NO LEAK SEAMS US $309.97
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 APARTMENT 9 XXL 31 rooms Family Camping Tent 9 12 Man Outdoor US $119.99
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 Ozark Trail Family 3 Room Camping Tent 20x11 Sleeps10 10 Person Large Warranty US $196.95
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 NEW Columbia High Trail Family Dome Tent 6 8 Person 15 x 11 Blue Tan US $26.00
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 Denali 18ft x 10ft Three Room Family Tent with Fly 8 Person 3 Season New US $169.95
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 Ozark Trail 20x11 Dome 3 Room Sleep 10 Person Camping Tent w Weather Armor US $189.95
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 Sarengo 21 x 8 x 6 Huge 10 Person Man Family Camping Tent Free Gifts US $219.00
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 Como 24 x 11 x 7 8 Person Man 3 Room Family Camping Tent with Bonuses US $239.99
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 Coleman Instant 8 Person Two Room Tent 14 by 10 Foot NEW FREE SHIP 2 DAY US $234.42
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 TENTS US $51.00
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 Kodiak Canvas Tents 6044 10x14 8 Person Camping Equipment US $479.00
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 Wenzel Cedar Lake HUGE 8 person 14x14 Tent NEW US $139.99
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 Wenzel Kodiak Family Cabin Dome Tent US $200.00
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 GANDER MOUNTAIN GRIZZLY DEN 8 DOME TENT FAMILY CAMPING US $125.00
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 Swiss Gear Large 2 Room Sleeps 10 Person Family Cabin Dome Tent Camp New US $234.99
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 Taurus 16 X 12 x 6 6 Person Man Family Camping Tent w Bonuses New US $179.00
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 New Kodiak Canvas 6014 10x14 ft 8 person Cabin Tents US $599.99
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 NEW 17 x 13 Wenzel Wolf Creek Camping Tent Sleeps 7 US $199.00
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 Ozark Trail 8 Person 14 x 8 Family Camping Tent NEW US $119.88
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 Wenzel Family Sleeps 8 Person 3 Room Dome Camping Large Tent W Rain Cover New US $164.90
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 New Coleman 9 Man 2 RM 14x10 Family Cabin Camping Tent US $587.88
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 Coleman Sleeps 1 Room 6 Person Instant Tent Great Large Family Camping Cabin New US $184.99
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 Wenzel Big Bend 12 x 10 Foot 5 Person People Man 2 Room Family Dome Camping Tent US $111.51
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 Wenzel Wolf Large 2 Room Sleeps 7 Person Family Cabin Dome Tent Camp New US $175.89
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 Texsport Sequoia Pass Three Room Family Cabin Tent US $179.95
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 Mountain Trails Salmon River 11 x 11 2 Room 6 Person People Man Camping Tent US $109.12
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 New Coleman Six 6 Person Signature Naugatuck Family Tent 13 x7 Hinged Door US $129.95
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 EXTRA LARGE Family 3 Room Camping Hiking Tent 20x11 Sleeps 10 w Canopy US $191.99
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 Eureka Tetragon 9 Camping Tent sleeps 4 to 5 Person People Man US $999.00
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 Kodiak Canvas Tent 6010 10x10 ft Deluxe Flex Bow 6 Man US $499.99
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 Texsport Family Camping Screen Porch Tent 5 Person US $109.55
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 New Coleman 6 Man Family Dome Camping Tent BLUE Laurel Creek 11x9x6 MSRP $149 US $98.73
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 Rokk 73887 Bell Rock 6 person Camping Family Dome Tent RK39008 Hunting 96 sqf US $189.99
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 Coleman Instant 14 by 10 Foot 8 Person People Man Two Room Camping Tent US $258.01
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 Eureka Tetragon 12 by 10 Foot 8 Person Family Tent US $304.48
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 NEW Coleman Camping Tent Instant 8 person Tent US $289.00
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 NEW 14 x 9 Wenzel Big Bear Camping Tent Sleeps 7 US $249.00
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 NEW Coleman Camping Tent 8 person Tent 12x12 US $219.00
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 Lodge Square Dome Camping Tent 5 Person 10x10 US $165.00
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 Texsport Pro Family Camping Dome 2 People Tent US $40.95
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 Mountain Trails Grand Pass 2 Room Family Dome Tent US $149.95
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 Rokk Bell Rock 6 Person Tent US $163.95
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 Family Camping 3 Room Cabin Tent 8 Person 19 X 9 Feet US $178.63
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Franchise a Family Business
A large family can supply needed employees
A franchise that has many employees working in it on different shifts is one that a large family could run quite well if the family members are so inclined. The family must however get along with each other, as they will spend even more time together if they work in the business together. Sibling rivalries can become even more pronounced when the family members need to spend even more time together. If the family gets along well together then this franchise idea may be a perfect way for the business to solve the employee need.
Another concern with using family members to work in the business is even the most harmonious families can be strained a little when they have to also spend their working hours together. Also if one of them is put in charge when the owner is not present, this must be explained and made clear that there can only be one boss running a shift.
A natural selection for assistant manager
If one of the family members is older and a natural leader of peers, then this person could be made the assistant manager or a shift supervisor. This has two advantages of letting the family member learn the business by running a part of it and being responsible of what happens when they are in charge. Some families have purchased a franchise in order to give a family member a job. In some cases it works and in some cases it is a disaster in the making. It comes down to whether the family member is capable of handling the job.
Other family-run businesses decide early to let their children learn from people outside of the family and these businesses bring in outside managers and supervisors on purpose. Smart help that is not related can create an advantageous situation for the younger family members to learn from. The removal of inside family authority can open the way for a better learning scenario.
Each situation must be judged on its own merits and handled with some care. Other employees can be affected if an incompetent family member is put in charge. This is a serious dilemma when it is done to good employees. They will resent the new boss and may leave when they become unhappy enough. Losing good employees over a bad decision like this can hurt the business in the long run.
Advantages of paying family members
When you give a family member money out of your pocket, you cannot deduct this money as a business expense. If you pay them to work in the business, this can be deducted like any other employee expense. The advantage to the owner is they get to use before-tax dollars to pay the family member. When it comes out of the pocket and is not a paycheck, this money is after-tax money for the owner. This tax advantage can be significant when larger sums of money are involved. This is a very good way to get money in the hands of a son or daughter without paying taxes on it yourself.
Using the family franchise as a teaching tool
A franchise that has family in key spots is a terrific way to teach how to run a business. This is true from both positive aspects as well as negative aspects. The family franchise can teach in real time all elements of running a business. First and foremost it teaches how to deal with all types of customers. It teaches how to handle employees and supervisors. Details like tax decisions can be explained as to the consequences. Staying with a budget and handling suppliers can be brought home to the family member the owner is trying to educate. The importance of proper advertising using radio, TV or newspapers can be demonstrated in real life situations and not as a textbook case. All of the things an owner has to worry about when running a successful business can be shown to the family member in great detail. This real time learning experience can have a positive affect in the life of the family member. If they stay with the business, the decisions are likely to be better and if they go out on their own, they have a better idea what to do and what not to do.
Dealing with the day-to-day business decisions in real life is more likely to sink in than ideas read in a book. Being able to see the result brings home the correctness of the decision. If it works: why? And if it does not work: why? An analysis of the results can be illuminating to the trainee.
Turning over the business
Having a son or daughter in the business solves another problem that may come up in the future. Who will buy the business when the owner decides to sell? If the son or daughter likes the business and wants to continue it when the owner wants to retire, a natural progression is already in place. The son or daughter should be able to continue the success the owner enjoyed and not have to learn a new business. They already know what to do and how to do it. This built-in buyer helps in many ways such as long term planning and changes for growth.
Making the business more successful makes sense when the son or daughter will be the beneficiary. Keeping it in the family is a very real incentive for most owners.
Conclusions
A franchise run by the family has many advantageous and some negatives. The employee problem is not as confining if there is help from the family. Management can be a family contribution or it can be kept outside of the family and used only to teach the family members and run the company. Most franchises that have family working in them gravitate toward having family in positions of power and decision-making. It must be made clear that a family member who is put in charge is the boss and other members working for this boss must do as told. This person must be listened to just as any other boss would be listened too. The owner must make this point in order to prevent normal family in-fighting from occurring. Sibling jealousy and disrespect cannot be allowed to take place in the business. If it shows up it must be stopped. The business comes first and all family members must be willing to recognize this fact.
A family can run a franchise with great success if the head of the family lays down the rules at the beginning and makes sure they are followed. The advantages are many and the negatives can be handled when honestly confronted.
About the Author
Bill Henthorn formerly was principal broker and owner of a resort / commercial real estate brokerage in Honolulu which specialized in representing sellers in transactions up to $50MM.He currently serves as the marketing director of http://www.acquireo.com
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